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MLB Castoffs Continue to Power ‘No »
Whether you like the New York Yankees or not, baseball fans have got to respect what Joe Girardi and co. have been able achieve through the first month of the 2013 MLB campaign. The bombers are missing huge star power from its mighty steel armada. Gone are Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez, all of whom are rehabbing [...]
LA Dodgers Are Trendy, but N.Y. Yankees Are Proven »
Recently, Jon Friedman of the Wall Street Journal wrote a commentary about how the retooled and trendy Los Angeles Dodgers are armed and ready to unleash business and broadcast warfare on the New York Yankees. Per Craig Calcaterra of HardballTalk.com, the Dodgers took a big step in its efforts to trump the Yankees, when American Media [...]
Yankees vs. Orioles: 7 Biggest Moments in Game 2 of »
Monday's Game 2 affair between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles was intriguing as ALDS games come.For Baltimore and its fans, the message was clear: win or face near certain death at Yankee Stadium.A momentary sigh of relief for the orange and black. The birds beat the Yanks 3-2, as rookie Wei-Yin Chen out-dueled playoff-seasoned [...]
Yankees vs. Orioles: 5 Biggest Studs in Game 1 of ALDS »
In what is shaping up to be an electric series, the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees engaged in a baseball street fight for the rights to Game 1 of the ALDS. But the Orioles took a mighty punch to the gut on its home turf, losing 7-2 to the Yankees at Camden Yards. Yankees left-handed ace CC Sabathia looked like a man on a mission, and [...]
Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano: Media Loves to Hate NY »
Have to give it to some people in today’s sports media. These folks sure knows how to douse the New York Yankees with high-pressured negativity. Talk about a core of hacks who have mastered the art of Anti-Pinstripeism. Here is a ballclub that has fought through injury and at times ineffective pitching to win 11 of its last 15 [...]
New York Yankees: Disturbing Anime Video Hammers »
The New York Yankees have experienced their fair share of vitriol during their long and illustrious history. But now a controversial Taiwanese anime website called Next Media Animation (NMA.tv) has taken the term “Yankee hater” to a whole new level. In a recent YouTube video, "2012 New York Yankees Season Headed off the Rails" NMA used [...]
5 Huge Takeaways from Orioles-Yankees Series »
Oriole Park at Camden Yards was an inspiring sight last weekend. Under an umbrella of mostly beautiful weather, a nice mix of Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees fans filled this park to capacity. A sea of orange blended with pinstripes as the Orioles and the Yankees grappled for control of the American League East division. For a Yankees team [...]
Tyler Austin: Yank’s Prospect Leads 10 »
Every year since 1980, the New York Yankees have recognized the best performing hitter and pitcher within its minor league system with what is now called the Kevin Lawn Award. According to the Yankees' official website, Lawn is the son of Jack Lawn, President and Chief of Operations of the Yankees who passed away in 1999.Players to have won [...]
N.Y. Yankees: Rough Patch or Implosion? »
Baseball is the most flip-flop sport there is on the planet. One day it can be a jerk; the following day it can be a team's best friend.But dealing with a cruel jerk over a long period of time can begin to show on the field in bewildered and frustrated faces. Applied to the New York Yankees, devout followers of this proud franchise have to be a [...]
Is New York Yankees’ Brass Laughing at LA »
The fly on the wall in the executive offices at Fenway Park has got to be chuckling her wings off—right above the heads of the Boston Red Sox brass. For in a seemingly magical move, Ben Cherington and the Red Sox made nearly $300 million of crippling debt vanish from its green monster coffers in its trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. [...]